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instructions as to the hatching, feeding and rearing of silkworms. They looked just about likc celcry seeds. Every morning, Ann and Henrietta went ahout a 1)lock away to gather mulberry leaves from the trees that were growing thcrc. T h e Mulberry leaves were sprinkled lightly over the eggs, and like ravenous little wolves, the thread-sized worms climbed onto the wisps of green and hegan to feed. Small space was required at first, hut how those little worms grew. They devoured bushels of Mulberry leaves. At the end of each ten days, the worms were ready to change their skins -- 'moulting' as it is called. By the time of the first moulting, they h:ld grown a n inch in length and the size of a p e n d lead. Each moulting period they almost doubled their growthi and more and more space was required. Aftel- the worms had moulted ahout four times they were hig enough to weave the silk. When the worms reached maturity, they were close to three inches long. It made quite a noise as each worm lifted his head gracefully and followed an arc toward his hody, cut tin,^ away a tender leaf and eating it. Ann and Henrietta had to he very c;~relul and watch the temperature hecausc the least bit of cold would damage the silkworms. This was a very interesting project for the girls and they leal-ned a good deal. When the worms were fully developed and had produced the silk that \vas specified, they w r y methodicially followed the directions which had arrived with the worms. They uteanrcd the cocoons iil~d cared for the silk very scientifi(al1y. They ohof tained two l~ushels silk from the worms and entered it in the St:lt~ Fair. Henrietta said, "We won first plare, hut of course we we]-ethe only ones entered.'' I n those days, therc were no cleaninx estahlishmcnts so each family did its own cleaning. Each \\.ash day Henrietta and her daughters, Ann and Henrietta, galhered all the woolen clothes that needed spottin: or cleanin: and plared them on thc t a l k where they would e;o over them cnrcfnlly with a cloth dippcd in e;nsolinc and warm water. In the afternnons, after the housework was done. the girls would clean u p and sew. They made all of the mcn's shirts. A \roman, whom they called Grandmother Walkcr, from Yorkshirc, En:land, came and did the inendine;. One day when Henrietta w a punishing Henry for something, he was cryin: very loudly and Mrs. Walker said, "Ah lass, hut he roars to the touch." T h e girls thought this described Henry's crying very well and this expression was used many times after that. Henrietta never allowed any quarreling among her children. Even when she was old and had heronie ill, if there was any quarreling taking place, she would get u p and leave the roonr. She insisted that her children say "yes, sir and yes, ma'am" and speak with respect at all t i n ~ e s . ~
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instructions as to the hatching, feeding and rearing of silkworms. They looked just about likc celcry seeds. Every morning, Ann and Henrietta went ahout a 1)lock away to gather mulberry leaves from the trees that were growing thcrc. T h e Mulberry leaves were sprinkled lightly over the eggs, and like ravenous little wolves, the thread-sized worms climbed onto the wisps of green and hegan to feed. Small space was required at first, hut how those little worms grew. They devoured bushels of Mulberry leaves. At the end of each ten days, the worms were ready to change their skins -- 'moulting' as it is called. By the time of the first moulting, they h:ld grown a n inch in length and the size of a p e n d lead. Each moulting period they almost doubled their growthi and more and more space was required. Aftel- the worms had moulted ahout four times they were hig enough to weave the silk. When the worms reached maturity, they were close to three inches long. It made quite a noise as each worm lifted his head gracefully and followed an arc toward his hody, cut tin,^ away a tender leaf and eating it. Ann and Henrietta had to he very c;~relul and watch the temperature hecausc the least bit of cold would damage the silkworms. This was a very interesting project for the girls and they leal-ned a good deal. When the worms were fully developed and had produced the silk that \vas specified, they w r y methodicially followed the directions which had arrived with the worms. They uteanrcd the cocoons iil~d cared for the silk very scientifi(al1y. They ohof tained two l~ushels silk from the worms and entered it in the St:lt~ Fair. Henrietta said, "We won first plare, hut of course we we]-ethe only ones entered.'' I n those days, therc were no cleaninx estahlishmcnts so each family did its own cleaning. Each \\.ash day Henrietta and her daughters, Ann and Henrietta, galhered all the woolen clothes that needed spottin: or cleanin: and plared them on thc t a l k where they would e;o over them cnrcfnlly with a cloth dippcd in e;nsolinc and warm water. In the afternnons, after the housework was done. the girls would clean u p and sew. They made all of the mcn's shirts. A \roman, whom they called Grandmother Walkcr, from Yorkshirc, En:land, came and did the inendine;. One day when Henrietta w a punishing Henry for something, he was cryin: very loudly and Mrs. Walker said, "Ah lass, hut he roars to the touch." T h e girls thought this described Henry's crying very well and this expression was used many times after that. Henrietta never allowed any quarreling among her children. Even when she was old and had heronie ill, if there was any quarreling taking place, she would get u p and leave the roonr. She insisted that her children say "yes, sir and yes, ma'am" and speak with respect at all t i n ~ e s . ~
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